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Fur Collar PulloverDesigned by Nancy Salcedo Chest: 36" (39") Sleeves 18.5" sleeve inseam. Sweater length: 20". Materials: 2 balls Gedifra Tecno Hair 8 balls Berroco Chinchilla Tweed Size 5 and 8 needles (both circular) US. I made this sweater in the round, but it can be made in pieces if you like Gauge: 3.1 stitches and 4.4 rows to the inch using size 8 needles and Chinchilla Tweed. Instructions: Back/Front (worked in the round to underarm): With size 5 needles and Chinchilla Tweed, cast on 90 (100) stitches. Join, mark beginning, and work k1,p1 ribbing for 3", increasing 20 stitches in the last row 110 (120) stitches. Mark end of 55 (60) stitches for the side. Change to size 8 needles and work even until the piece measures 13". Front: Leave 6 stitches on holder on both sides of the two markers for underarms. Work front and back separately. Decrease 1 stitch at each edge every alternate row 4 times 41 (46) stitches. When piece measures 16", bind off the center 9 (10) stitches, attach another skein of yarn and work both sides at the same time. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of neckline on each alternate row twice 28 (32) stitches. Continue working until armhole measures 71¼". Smaller size: Bind off 4 st at the beg of next 6 rows, then bind off the remaining 2 sts on each shoulder edge. Larger size: Bind off 4 stitches at the beg of next 8 rows. Back: Work as for front omitting neck shaping. At the same time, after 7 rows of shoulder bind offs, bind off center 13 (14) stitches. Sew shoulder seams. Collar: Using 2 strands of Tecno Hair, work a row of single crochet along the neck edge from first bind-off edge to the other bind off edge (omitting the center front). With #5 needles and tecno hair pick up 66 stitches as follows: Pick up 22 to shoulder seam, mark, pick up 22 to shoulder seam, mark, pick up 22. Work 2 rows in garter stitch. Rows 3, 7, 11 and 15 increase as follows: k1, increase, knit to 1 stitch before marker, increase, knit 1 stitch beyond marker, increase, k7, increase, k8, increase, knit to 1 before stitch marker, increase, knit 1 beyond marker, increase, knit to one before end, increase. Work all other rows straight through row 17. On row 18 change to #8 needle, work 1 row garter stitch. Bind off loosely with size 8 needles. Sleeves: Pick up 42 stitches (not including 6 stitches on holder). Mark center (shoulder). Knit 32 stitches, place marker,turn, knit to 11 stitches past the center marker, wrap (without working) next stitch, place marker, turn work to marker, wrap the next unworked stitch. Continue working back and forth until all stitches are incorporated into the sleeve cap, making sure to work the wrap in with the stitch. When the stitches on the holder are reached, work 3 at once on each side (48 stitches). Work down sleeve decreasing 1 stitch each side every 10 rows 8 times (32 st). When the sleeve measures 1½" short of the desired length, decrease 2 stitches evenly (30). Change to size 5 needles and work 1\½" in garter stitch with 2 strands of tecno hair. Bind off loosely. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. |